the inroads of the Englijh, who often carried their depredatioJ
far as this city, and often facked it.
1 ftouM mention, that, befides the caftle, it was alfo guarJ
walls and gates. The firft began near the fouthern bafe of the cl
and, protefting the town on the fouth andeaft, terminated!
the north loch, then filled with water, and a fufficient fecuritl
• that fide. J
G a t e s . The gates are numerous, but none that are now (landing aJ any degree remarkable. The Netherbow-port, which flood J
head of the Camongate-Jlreet^was a fine ftructure, built in then)
of James VI. but now demoliihed. .A figure of it is prefer!
in Maitland's hiftory of Edinburgh ; and a ftill finer, butfcl
etching of it is fometimes met with, the work of Mr.
Runciman.
To purfue the defcription of Edinburgh, I fhall begin with i|
great ftreet, which, under feveral names, is continued almoftinalij
from the caftle to Holyrood houfe, being in length a mile and a hi
and in feme places eighty feet wide, and in the part called theflj
ftreet, finely built.
In the ftreet called the Cafile-hill, is the great refervoir for foppl
ing the city with water. Below this is the lawn market, where evJ
Widnefday are fold linen, checks, &c.
The weighing-houfe, which brings in a large revenue to the cil
ftands at the Row-head, at the upper end of the lawn m a r k e t |
C i t y g u a r d . Near that is the Luckenbooth, with the Tolbooth, or city prill
The guard-houie is a little lower. I think the guard coniifts it J
of feventy-five men commanded by the provoft, and three fol
nants, who are ftyled captains. The men are well c lo a t h e d
arm!